Section 80Part 7 — Control of Road Users
Causing death by driving: unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured drivers
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80. (1) A person commits an offence under this section if that person causes the death of another person by driving a vehicle on a road and, at the time when that person is driving, the circumstances are such that that person is committing —
an offence relating to driving other than in accordance with a licence issued under this Act;
an offence relating to driving while disqualified by or under this Act; or
an offence relating to driving a vehicle while uninsured or unsecured against third party risks as may be required by this or any other Law.
A constable may arrest without warrant a person whom that constable has reasonable grounds to believe has committed an offence under subsection (1).
An offence under subsection (1) is triable only on indictment and upon conviction the offender is liable to a fine of ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for seven years, or to both, and, in addition —
shall, without an order by a court, be automatically disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence for at least three years, the period Traffic Act (2026 Revision) Section 81 c Revised as at 31st December, 2025 Page 59 of disqualification to run from the expiration of a sentence of imprisonment, as the court may order; and
the particulars of the offence shall be endorsed on that person’s driving record.